Claro Arquitectos

House SM at Calafquén Lake

House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.

HOUSE SM AT CALAFQUEN LAKE

Claro + Westendarp arquitectos

LOCATION

MANUFCTURERS
Algifol, Cintac®

 ARHCIECTS
Claro + Westendarp Arquitectos

PHOTOGRAPHS
francisco Boetsch T.

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Juan Ignacio Claro E.

AREA
260 m²

LOCATION
Chile

YEAR
2017

CATEGORY
Houses, Houses Interiors

STRUCTURAL CALCULATION
Gonzalo Concha L.

House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.
House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.

On a hill, with a particular view towards the lake and the Villarrica volcano on one side and towards a rocky cliff between the dense vegetation typical of the area, towards the other side, this house is located practically as a transverse transparent bridge that allows the user to experience both geographical situations in an attractive and contrasting way.

House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.
House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.

The volume takes a turn in a V-shape, in a gesture that places the volume very organically on the ground and accentuating it's virtues.

The building is accessed from below, where the secondary enclosures are, through a very light and transparent staircase until it reaches the second floor where the views are highlighted in a double height space, also featuring the beam structure of the house.

House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.
House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.

The interior space is simple, open, and always accentuating the external geographic duality, leaving the most public spaces towards the south east and the bedrooms towards the northeast.

The terrace deck enclosures the spaces and gives movement to a rather straight volume, allowing the spatial experience from the outside.

House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.
House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.
House SM at Calafquén Lake
© Francisco Boetsch T.

The materiality of the construction is in wood with a dark impregnant that resembles the color of the tree trunks of the area, resulting in perfect harmony with the place that finally, is the main protagonist of the project.


House SM at Calafquén Lake
North Elevation
House SM at Calafquén Lake
South Elevation
House SM at Calafquén Lake
West Elevation
House SM at Calafquén Lake
East Elevation


House SM at Calafquén Lake

Section A
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Section 1
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Section 2

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Section 3


House SM at Calafquén Lake
Exploded Axonometry
House SM at Calafquén Lake
Site Plan


House SM at Calafquén Lake
Ground Floor
House SM at Calafquén Lake
Main Plan
House SM at Calafquén Lake
Roof Plan

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